Syria: Al-Qusayr and its sniper alleys

In an exclusive report we meet the fighters defending one of Syria's few remaining rebel strongholds. Next, shock and anger in Lebanon, after a local TV channel airs images of a domestic worker being brutally beaten. Finally, the passing of a patriarch- Egypt's Coptic Christians mourn the death of Pope Shenouda III who died after a long illness aged 88.

Halla is a Scottish-Lebanese journalist, with over a decade of international broadcasting experience. After seven years trying to decipher China, she is now a news anchor on France 24 and the weekly host of the "Middle East Matters" magazine.

MELISSA BELLInternational Correspondent

She joined FRANCE 24 until 2016, where she worked on both the French and English-speaking channels. She covered international news stories from the field and the studio and regularly anchored news and feature shows for both channels.

ROCHELLE FERGUSONPresenter

A British presenter and broadcast journalist, she has a particular interest in the African continent and the Middle East. She has produced and edited reports in Egypt where she lived, prior to joining France 24